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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$29,096 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the communication and journalism graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

Our analysis found Cabrini University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cabrini University are $2,318 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMGC are $12,132 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.

Villanova not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 a year.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Temple University Report

#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 a year.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, GWU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Communication & Journalism at George Washington University Report

University of Maryland - College Park came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park Report

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,714
Pennsylvania 367
Maryland 268
New Jersey 102
District of Columbia 475
Delaware 6

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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